As I spent last summer barhopping I was constantly berated by friends and family who said, “You’re not going to meet anyone decent at a bar.”
After meeting an exceptionally sleazy group of guys one night while I was out with a few friends, I conceded. They were right. The bar was not the best place to meet men.
“Try Home Depot,” one friend suggested. I waited until I had a household project to ventured to this male haven. I found a lot of great color swatches and also a lot of men…with their wives.
“I’ve heard bookstores are a good place,” another friend suggested. I camped out at the nearest bookstore. I caught up on my reading but no one caught my eye.
“What about coffee shops? Bring your laptop and play Carrie Bradshaw,” a co-worker urged. I waited it out over several cups of coffee. Left with a pretty good caffeine buzz despite the collection of scrawny nerds that had been perched at the nearby tables all night.
“You should join a club or something,” a bartender suggested one night as I drowned my sorrows over a vodka tonic. The next day I signed up to run a half-marathon with a local running club in hopes that there would be some cute runners during the training runs. The training started a few weeks ago. I’ll have you know that the prospects are dogs, but my legs and butt look awesome. I’m sticking with the running club.
“Sweetheart, you need to go to a Church social to meet someone nice,” a kind taxi-driver recommended late one night. I laughed.
“Have you thought about online dating?” a colleague asked. I would rather die than join any online dating site. Why has that become cool all of a sudden? Plus, have you seen the lengthy questionnaire for eharmony.com? It would take at least 2 hours to fill that out.
“Apple Stores. Trust me,” one acquaintance proclaimed. I entered the store looking for a date. I left the store with a bag of unnecessary iPod accessories and anxiety over the next credit card statement.
Any other suggestions?
love eloise.
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